NATO-trained Ukrainian recruits admit they're being overpowered by Russia's battle-hardened troops in the northern sector, Kyiv Independent reports

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A Ukrainian serviceman smokes a cigarette in a trench at the front line east of Kharkiv.

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Shipwreck hunters found a schooner that sank in 1881 intact in Lake Michigan

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Shipwreck hunters found the intact remains of a schooner that sank in 1881 in Lake Michigan, they said Thursday.

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US to send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine

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Joe Biden and Volodomyr Zelenskyy shaking hands at the G7 Declaration of Joint Support for Ukraine.
Joe Biden and Volodomyr Zelenskyy shaking hands at the G7 Declaration of Joint Support for Ukraine.

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Tucker Carlson claims we're 'speeding toward assassination' of Trump, amping up baseless far-right conspiracy theory

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Tucker Carlson, who's ardently supported former President Donald Trump on his show, privately said he hated Trump, court filings show.
Tucker Carlson (L) and former President Donald Trump (R).

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The early ancestors of humans were reduced to 1,300 individuals and came close to extinction, scientists say

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Homo heidelbergensis,
This evolutionary bottleneck might have led to the emergence of a new species, Homo heidelbergensis,

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Zelenskyy 'bombed' at his first White House meeting and 'pissed Biden off,' says new book

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 01, 2021 in Washington, DC
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in the Oval Office at the White House on September 01, 2021 in Washington, DC

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Russia sends some of its most elite paratroopers to the south of Ukraine as counteroffensive breaks through

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Ukrainian soldiers of the Separate Assault Battalion 'Skala' enter the embattled village of Robotyne, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on August 25, 2023.

Stormy Daniels mocks Trump's self-reported weight of 215 pounds, as his Fulton County Jail booking record says

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A split image of adult actress Stormy Daniels (left) and former President Donald Trump (right).
Adult-film actor Stormy Daniels and former President Donald Trump.

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Gov. Ron DeSantis, known for pro-gun and 'anti-woke' policies, booed at vigil for Black Jacksonville shooting victims

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, speaks at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (left) speaks at a prayer vigil for the victims of a mass shooting a day earlier, in Jacksonville, Florida, on Sunday, August 27, 2023.

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A far-right German politician and the granddaughter of one of Hitler's henchmen had dog feces smeared on her in a 'disgusting' attack

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Beatrix von Storch, deputy spokeswoman of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, attends the party congress in Hannover, November 28, 2015. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt
Beatrix von Storch.

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